The postal code system in Poland

The postal codes were first introduced in 1973 in Poland, and these postal codes consist of 5 digits. There is a lot to know about these postal codes, and here we will be elaborating all about it. As there are 5 digits in postal codes in Poland, they are divided as follows.

• There are 2 digits, and then there are 3 digits, and these are divided by a hyphen between them.
• The first digit is used to identify one out of the 10 large postal regions in the country.
• The second and third digits are under use for the smaller regions.
• The last two digits are under us3 for the number of a postal delivery branch for the exact location.

The main postal areas.

The way of assigning the postal codes in Poland is very simple. The numbers run clockwise on the map. Each of the 10 regions gets a number starting with 0 for Warsaw and ending at 9 for Lodz.

Special postal codes

The postal code system in Poland also has the option for bigger clients who get their postal code. In this case, a street address is not necessary.

Poland Overview

Poland is in central Europe, and it covers about 312696 square kilometers of land with almost 40 million people. It is the 5th most populous country in the European Union.

Geography of Poland

Poland shares its borders with Lithuania and Kaliningrad of Russia in the northeast. It also shares its borders with Ukraine at the east and Germany at the west. The Czech Republic and Slovakia are in the south.

References

• Geonames
• Wikipedia

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